Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 3, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Jun 7, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Feb 3, 2023
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
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